Textile conditioning package



Patented Apr. 9, 1935 I vUNITED STATES PATENT oFFicE TEXTILE CONDITIONING PACKAGE George R. Blake, Cumberland, Md., assignor to Celanese Corporation of America, a corporation of Delaware Application March 31, 1930, Serial No. 440,534

3 Claims. (20G-46) This invention relates to the conditioning of The conditioning liquid may be absorbed in textile materials whereby the same are rendered an absorbent material such as a sponge, raw cotmore amenable to textile operations. ton, infusorial earth and the like, and the same An object of my invention is to provide means placed within the package.

5 for conditioning yarn while wound on a package The core of the package may be perforated 5 by subjecting it to the vapors of a conditioning so that the yarn may be subjected to the vapors liquid. Other objects of my invention will apof the conditioning liquid entering both through pear from the following detailed description. y the interior and the exterior layer of yarn on The conditioning of textile materials containthe package. The core may be made of carding organic derivatives of cellulose presents a board, metals such as aluminum, or the like, or 10 difcult problem, since such materials absorb but plastic materials such as celluloid, bakelite, etc. little moisture from the atmosphere. I have If the core upon which the package-is wound found that yarns, filaments or the like may be is made of cardboard, as is the usual practice, easily conditioned, either whilst in storage or in in order to prevent collapse of the package due l5 transit, by subjecting them to the action of to the weakening action of the water used as the l5 vapors of a conditioning liquid which is genconditioning agent, it is preferable to insert a erated from such liquid while it is contained in receptacle of such shape asto fit into the interior the interior of the yarn package. t, of the core. This `receptacle is preferably per- In accordancewith my invention I render texforated and is made of relatively Streng and tile materialsleparticularly those containing or; water-resistant materials, such as aluminum or 20 ganic derivati of cellulose, more suitable for other metals, 0r PlaStie eOmPOSitiOnS Such aS Celtextile operations' by placing a liquid conditionluloid or bakelite,

ing agent within the package on which they are After the insertion of the absorbent material wound. The whole package is then wrapped containing the conditioning liquid, the yarn packwith a relatively impervious wrapping to prevent age is Wrapped with a relatively impervious wrap- 25 escape of the vapors. ping such as Wax paper, parchmentized paper or -The textile material to be conditioned may be cellophane. and Ordinary Precautiens are taken t in any suitable form, such as yarns, filaments, t0 make an air-tight Daekage, Which Will preVent artificial straw or bristles and the like. the moisture from the absorbent material from While this invention is of general application evaporating into the atInOSDhere. 30 to textile materiale' of all kinds, it is particu- By my device. the yarn 0r Other teXtile Inalarly applicable to textile materials containing terial is conditioned while it is in storage or while organic derivatives of cellulose examples of which it is in transit. Moreover the textile material is are 'cellulose esters and cellulose ethers. Exkept Conditioned until the Very moment that it amples of organic esters of cellulose are cellulose iS being USed- 35 acetate, cellulose formate, cellulose propionate Because 0f the aetiOn 0f the COnditiOning and cellulose butyrate, While examples of celluagent, textile materials treated by my inVentiOnv lose ethers are ethyl cellulose, methyl cellulose are more Suitable fOr textile OperatiOnS- ThllS in and benzyl cellulose. The textile material need the case of yarn, the Same may be knitted into 40 not consist wholly of organic derivatives of cellua fabric having more wales and courses per uni-t 4o lose but may also contain other bres such as length. which fabric iS Substantially free 0f diS- rnatural sill reconstituted cellulose, cotton or tOrtOnS and pin hGleS- Snell treated yarn may Wcol. be more readily twisted. The knotting, bending While I prefer to employ water as the condiand braiding qualities of bristles, straw and the tioning agent, other suitable liquids may be emlike treated by my invention are improved. 45

ployed, examples of which are volatile restricted For further imlnOVed results, Suitable relativesoivents or swelling agents for the derivative of 1y non-volatile finishing agents or lubricants may cellulose present. In the case of an acetone solbe applied to the yarn either before or after it uble cellulose acetate, examples of such reis subjected to the humidifying process. Ex-

stricted solvents or swelling agents are ethyl or amples of such finishes or lubricants are min- 5o methyl alcohol or aqueous solutions containing eral oils, vegetable oils such as castor oil or olive from 5 to 25% of acetone. oil, animal oil such as Neatsfoot oil, and soften- The yarn or other textile material is wound on ing agents Such aS glyCOl, diethylene glycol. glycpackages such as cones, pirns, bottle bobbins and crine or any suitable mixtures of these ingrethe like which have a hollow core. dients. i

In order further to explain my invention, but without being limited thereto, reference is had to the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure l is a vertical cross section of a cone embodying this invention,

Figure 2 is a vertical cross section of a bottle bobbin showing another way of carrying out this invention, and

Figure 3 is a verticle cross section of a cone, showing a further modication of this invention.

Referring to Figure 1, a core I, in the form of a cone, and made of metal, celluloid or bakelite, is provided with perforations 2. Upon this core I, the yarn of cellulose acetate is wrapped to form. the body 3. Within the core I, a sponge 4 which has water absorbed therein is inserted. In order to make an air-tight package, the whole cone is 4wrapped in waxed paper or other impervious material as indicated at 5.

Referring to Figure 2, wherein a bottle bobbin package is shown, the core l0, made of cardboard or like material has perforations II therein. On this core I0, the yarn I2 is wrapped. An insert I3, closely following the configuration of the core I0, and made of metal, celluloid and the like, is inserted within the core. This insert I3 has perforations I4 that register with the perfor-ations II of the core. The sponge I5 is inserted in the interior of the package, and this sponge has water or other conditioning liquid absorbed therein.

vThe package is wrapped with the impervious wrapping I6.

Referring to Figure 3, which shows a package in the form of a cone, the core 20 is made of cardboard or like material. l Yarn consisting of filaments of cellulose acetate is wrapped thereon as indicated at 2|. An insert 22 made of metal, ce1- luloid and the like and having perforations 23 is placed within the core, and. a sponge 24 containing conditioning liquid is inserted in the interior of the package. The package is wrapped with relatively impervious wrapping 25.

It is to be understood that the foregoingv detailed description is given merely by way of illustration, and that many variations may be made therein without departing from the spirit of my invention.

' Having described my'invention, what I desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A textile package comprising a hollow core, at least part of the wall thereof being permeable to vapor, yarn wound on said core arolmd the permeable' part thereof, an absorbent material wet but not saturated with a conditioning liquid within said core and a wrapper, impervious to the conditioning liquid, surrounding said yarn.

2. A textile package comprising a hollow core having holes through the wall thereof, yarn wound on said core, at least some of the holes opening against the yarn, an absorbent material wet .but not saturated with a conditioning liquid within said core, and a wrapper impervious to vthe conditioning liquid surrounding said yarn.

3. A textile package comprising a hollow core, at least part of the wall thereof being permeable to vapor, a perforated insert within said core, yarn wound on said core around the permeable part thereof, an absorben material wetvbut not saturated with a conditio liquid within said insert and a wrapper, impervious to the conditioning liquid, surrounding said yarn.

GEORGE R. BLAKE. 

